‘Sisters in solidarity’ event set for Saturday

Last year, the city’s fledgling annual celebration of local women’s culture drew a big crowd and an array of diverse performances.

This year, city leaders expect the same.

“The numbers increase each year said City Councilwoman Jovanka Beckels, “because the word gets out that there is a powerful sense of community, a beautiful diverse group of women meeting for the sake of sisterhood.”

More than 30 local organizations and hundreds of residents and city leaders will gather in Lovonya DeJean Middle School’s multipurpose room Saturday for the event, titled “Sisters in Solidarity: Richmond the Beloved Community.”

This will be the 4th annual event in Richmond, which was launched by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin in 2008. It is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.